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We continued to grow closer, both of us still in love with one another. We decided to wait on another kid since it would take a lot of our time and energy, and I didn’t mind that.
But, during this whole time, as we continued to grow a family and stay in love with each other, I noticed two things. First, David was nowhere in the picture. Rumor had it that he went off to Tahiti again, this time with that Abby girl that tried to get with Caleb.
His father also didn’t want anything to do with us. I tried to reach out, and we tried to be civil, but the guy was insistent upon not accepting us. It was a shame, but at the same time, we made it work.
Caleb continued to be a rancher, and while he worked long hours, he still made time for everything. In a way, he was the best guy for the job, being both a kickass parent and a great rancher.
Three years passed like that, and when I got home that night after a day at the office, I saw a note.
Come to the barn. I already put Annette to sleep. I have the monitor, too, in case she sleepwalks.
I looked at the note in confusion but went outside. I saw Caleb sitting there. The dim light from the lamp was the only thing illuminating us.
“Hey there, babe,” he said.
“Hey . . . what’s this?”
“Oh, I just wanted to come out here. Spend a little bit of time with you. Annette will be fine. I made sure to close the door and make sure that we’re notified if she sleepwalks. But there is…something I wanted to ask you.”
I turned to Caleb, confused. Caleb’s eyes glowed in the moonlight, and then, before I knew it, he moved downward, holding something.
“What are you—”
In his hands was a ring. It was a beautiful diamond that glowed in the moonlight. As I stared at it, he spoke.
“Tina . . . you’re the best thing to have happened to me, and I love you. I feel like I’m falling in love with you more and more every single day, which is why I’m asking. I want to spend forever with you. Will you . . . grant me that choice?”
I looked at him and then at the ring. Words couldn’t describe how I felt, but then I smiled.
“You don’t even need to ask. Forever is already sealed.”
He took the ring, placed it on my finger, and then pulled me into his arms, kissing me passionately. I stayed there, holding him close, and as we kissed under the stars, I knew there was one thing that I was sure of.
Forever was real. And I wanted to stay together with the man that I loved, even if it killed me in the process.
